Chapter 8 Chapter 7 Morning Encounter

The sky is brightening, and Luoyang is half a day away. At this time, the small market near the official road is gradually becoming lively.Di Chun drove the carriage and parked it aside to buy some food.Di Renjie also got out of the car. He didn't stay at the inn last night in order to arrive in Luoyang earlier, but the two of them took a nap in the car in the evening and continued on their way. Getting out of the car now is just a good time to relax. I saw that the market is not big, and dozens of houses can be used as inns, and also sell some goods consigned by merchants, which is convenient for people who want to go to Luoyang but miss the opening time of the city gate.Di Renjie just wandered around where there were many people. The breakfast stall was steaming hot and the noise was so loud that people didn't feel the coldness of the winter morning.

Suddenly he heard a horse neighing from the east, and the crowd screamed. Di Renjie followed his reputation, and saw that people gave way one after another. The man chased him out while yelling and scolding, but the horse didn't listen to him, and ran away by itself.Di Chun had just bought some steamed stuffed buns, fearing that Di Renjie would be hit by the crazy horse, so he hurriedly turned around to see that Di Renjie was fine, so he was relieved. The man chased for a while, seeing no hope, so he had to come back in a huff, still cursing, Di Renjie walked a few steps along the horse's hoof print, his heart moved, and he went forward to strike up a conversation: "This little brother, is that horse crazy? Why? Don't listen to it."

The man was annoyed, and he had nowhere to find someone to talk to. Hearing this, he said, "It's not crazy! It didn't even drink water when it was fed all night, and it just wanted to run out of the stable!" Di Renjie tentatively said: "I think this horse admits its life?" "I've never seen a horse that can be so angry! It must have been spoiled by the original owner." The man was still angry, and suddenly said strangely: "Hey, old man, how do you know that this horse just came into my hands ?” Di Renjie smiled and said: "I guess, just now you said that this horse was restless overnight, did someone leave it here yesterday?"

"Old man, do you know that strange man? This horse was left by the strange man who stayed at my house yesterday." Di Renjie said: "Oh, what's so weird? I'll invite you to drink tea to calm down. Tell me about that person. Maybe I know him." While pulling the person to sit down in a nearby tea shop, Di Chun called I brought tea to drink. "He looks normal, and he is carrying a bamboo basket. It was getting dark yesterday, so he came to my house to buy some wine and meat." The man drank a sip of tea and said, "The horse is following him closely, look at him. After eating wine, he neighed in a low voice outside the house, as if he wanted to beg for a drink. Seeing this, the strange man poured a bowl of wine and handed it in front of it. It's really strange!"

Di Chun said from the side: "This horse also has human nature, but I have never heard of it, but it likes to drink. No wonder that horse was so crazy just now. Don't be hungover!" Di Renjie also laughed and said: "People can understand the horse's mind and give it wine. It really is a strange person who blames the horse. It is a perfect match." "This horse has been spoiled by him, and it will be difficult to get along with it. That strange man had a drink and stayed at my house last night, but he told me that he was going to Luoyang City this morning to do business, so it would be inconvenient to take the horse with him. He didn’t want my money, so he gave the horse to me, and told me not to treat the horse badly.” The man shook his head and said, “I thought I got a bargain, but I didn’t know it was a trouble! Just ran away, and almost hit someone !"

Di Renjie laughed and said: "Fortunately, it didn't cost any money, and he ran away as soon as he ran away. Brother, don't be so idle." The man had a head start, and after chatting for a while, thinking about it, he really didn't lose anything, and asked Di Renjie if he really knew that weird person, but Di Renjie was vague and nonsense, and the tea was almost finished, so they went their separate ways open. Di Chunqi said: "Master, when did you see that horse?" Di Renjie said: "Just now I saw the horse's hoof print on the road, and saw the official's signature, so I knew that the horse was not an ordinary domesticated horse." On the one hand, he picked up what he saw in Gaojia Village and said, Di Chun Only then did I understand.

Then I heard Di Renjie say: "I think Yuan Fang will be here soon."